The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-24

mand of G. G. Crandall, of Kansa.
City, captain general of the occasion,
the visitors were escorted to the hotels
to which they had been assigned-In
dependence to Kaiser's, and the
Kansas City commandery to Sicher's.
The Sir knights disbanded and
took dinner, and at one o'clock the
formal march from st. Omer quarters
to Calvary church, to participate in
the religious ceremonies, was made,
as per programme, set forth above.
The services at Calvary church at
half-past two o'clock this afternoon
were of a most interesting and i'm
pressive character, the sacred edifce
at the corner of Broadway and Ohio
streets being crowded to its utmost
capacity with Sir Knights and friends.
The knights entered the church pre-
coded by Rod Gallie, standard bearer
of st. Omer Commandery, and fol-
flowed by the officers of the same COM
maDdery and the visiting brethren.
The officers of St. Omer are as fol-
lows:
o. A. Crandall, emminent COM
mander; r. Blanchard, generalissimo;
F. A. Sempson, captain general; g.
w. Ready, senior warden; j. L.
Jones, junior warden; B.
G. Wilkerson, treasurer Rod
Gallie, standard bearer r. w. Carr,
sword bearer; John S. Arnold. ward
er; Peter Latsch, captain of the
guard. The prelate, Rev. DIR.
Runcie, of st. Joseph, brought up the
rear.
After the professional hymn, son
ward, Christian Soldiers" and q vol
untary, all being in their places,
standing, the order to Uncover" was
given, and the prelate said:
Clearly beloved Sir Knights. Brethren,
again we rest from the active duties of our
earthly pilgrimage to sing our songs of
gratitude and alteration, and renew our
souls at the fountain of life. We are not
strangers or servants, but children of the
household of God. The Scripture, as well
as the precepts of eur Ancient Order,
moveth US to acknowledge and confess our
manifold sins and wickedness; and that
we should not dissemble nor cloak them
before the face of the Almighty God, our
Heavenly Father; but confess them with
an humble, lowly, penitent and obedient
heart; to the end that we may obtain for
giveness of the same by His infinite good
ness and mercy. And although we ought,
at all times, humbly to acknowledge our
sins before God, yet ought we chiefly so to
do when we assemble and meet together
to render our thanks for the great benfts
that we have received at His hands, to set
forth His most worthy praise, to hear His
most holy word, TO take counsel for the in
terests Of our orders, to promote the vel
fare of our Knight Brethren, and to ask
those things which are requisite and nee
essary, as well for the body as the soul
Wherefore / pray and beseech you, as
many as are here present, to accompany
me with pure heart and humble voice,
unto the throne OF heavenly grace.
Then a general confession, as fol-
lows, was said by all present and all
kneeling
Almighty and most merciful Father !;
We have erred, and strayed from thy ways
like lost sheep. We have followed too
much the devices and desires of our own
hearts. We have offended against thy
holy laws. We have left undone those
things which We ought to have done; and
we have done those things which We ought
not to have done; and there is no health
in us. But thou, o Lord, have mercy
upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou
those, o God, who confess their faults.
Restore thou those who are penitent, ac-
cording to thy promises declared unto
mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And
grant, o most merciful Father, for His
sake, that we may hereafter live q godly,
righteous, and sober life, to the glory of
thy Holy Name. Amen.
Then all the Sir Knights repeated
the Lords prayer, after which the
prelate said to the Knights standing !:
"Glory be to the Father, Son and
Holy Ghost" They responded with,
GAS it was in the beginning, is now
and ever shall be, world without end,
Amen"
The following psalms were next
said responsibility, the prelate repeat
ing one verse and the Sir Knights the
next:
Psalm "a. "The earth is the
Lords" psalm AZ. go, clap your
hands together" Between the two
psalms the "gloria patri" was sung,
and after the last psalm, the "gloria
in excelsis."
The first lesson, taken from Second
Kings, was next read, and then, all
standing, the 'Te Deum Landamus"
was sung. After this the second les
son, st. Luke xiv, 44th verse, to the
end of the chapter was read, followed
by the singing of the 9Th psalm.
The following proceedings were
then had: The command, "Atten-